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Naming an EXE
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20/11/1998 16:11:34
 
 
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20/11/1998 16:00:59
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Forum:
Visual FoxPro
Category:
Windows API functions
Title:
Miscellaneous
Thread ID:
00159964
Message ID:
00159967
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24
>Having created a VFP5 EXE file from a project, I want to be ale to call it from other VFP apps and wait until it's completed processing before continuin with the calling app.
>
>I can use the GetWindow API functions to check whether an app of a givne name is running; problem is, the EXE runs with the name "Microsoft Visual Foxpro". How do I change the name of my EXE to be something more unique and descriptive? The EXE itself is called PURGEAPP.EXE, so it's not getting the name from there.
>
>Thanks in advance...
>
>-- jas

API is looking for _SCREEN.Caption, i.e. if you set _SCREEN.Caption="Purgeapp" then you may use in FindWindow() API Call.
Edward Pikman
Independent Consultant
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